Glory Daze (1995)

It's two days before graduation, and Jack is having serious doubts about the future. The old gang is breaking up - Rob is moving to L.A. with his girlfriend; Dennis is finishing his third ... See full summary »

Director:

Rich Wilkes

Writer:

Rich Wilkes

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Megan Ward

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck	...	Jack
Sam Rockwell	...	Rob
Megan Ward	...	Joanie
French Stewart	...	Dennis
Vien Hong	...	Slosh
Vinnie DeRamus	...	Mickey
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Dina (as Kristin Bauer)
Alyssa Milano	...	Chelsea
John Rhys-Davies	...	Luther
Lance Wilson-White	...	Stew
Mary Woronov	...	Joanie's Mom
Tegan West	...	Doc
Matthew McConaughey	...	Rental Truck Guy
Sean Whalen	...	Flunky
Christine Klotz	...	Graduation Woman

Storyline

It's two days before graduation, and Jack is having serious doubts about the future. The old gang is breaking up - Rob is moving to L.A. with his girlfriend; Dennis is finishing his third degree and going to grad school in Michigan; Slosh has dropped out of school and stays drunk all the time; and Mickey, who still has a year of school to go, seems tired of the scene and wishes he had the guts to tell his friend Chelsea how he feels about her. As Jack looks out at his four years in Santa Cruz, he wonders if this isn't the best time of his life, and he wonders whether it might be a mistake to let it all go just because of graduation. As his pals also get glimpses of life after college, he decides he's not going to leave, that he's going to live his glory days a little longer.

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Plot Keywords:

graduation | college | friend | picnic bench | college graduation | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Soundtrack

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Call

Filming Locations:

Benjamin F. Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weiny Bro Prods., Woodward Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final scene, the road Jack is shown driving down to leave Santa Cruz is actually heading towards Santa Cruz.

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Quotes

Jack's dad: Send me a postcard from skid row.

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Connections

References Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend (1992)

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Soundtracks

"We're Only Gonna Die"
Written by Greg Graffin
Performed by Bad Religion
© 1981 West Beach Music/Warner Chappell
Courtesy of Epitaph Records

User Reviews

A gem for it's genre...damnit

Honestly, much better than I was expecting. Without close examination of this movie's characters and their development, your average watcher would write this movie off as standard party movie genre with no heart or empathy. But, as a fan of this film, I've grown to see it for what it most likely was intended to be...a pleasant, relatable buddy flick whose characters could have only been based almost entirely on personal relationships. Questions we've all asked ourselves, and conversations we've all had exist in this film, in a non-figurative way. Growing up, and out of your comfort zone is all too common of a post adolescent's defining hour and that is exactly what this movie explores.

The music and sense of humor in Glory Daze are proof of a personal reliance towards the materiel and not just some A-hole producer/director trying to cash in on the maturing sentiment. Some might not be able to relate to it because of its seemingly personal aim, have you a "too serious metal dude" or...well, a girl, but I think that for your average free thinker, its an easy to connect with.

I'll keep it short. I'm gonna end with Kevin Smith on this one, I like Affleck, cause he's just a good dude, and so it seems are the rest of the cast and those involved in the creation of Glory Daze. Good dudes, who think, what more could you honestly ask from this movie?